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Enclosure in Castlecarragh

Enclosure

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). dims. c. 42m N-S, c. 40m E-W) defined by cropmark ring on aerial photograph (CUCAP, ALK 34).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH008-080

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